Lawlor v. Orlando

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• holding that a psychotherapist did not owe a legal duty to an outpatient client who committed suicide notwithstanding the fact that the plaintiff's expert opined that the psychotherapist had failed to act in accordance with the relevant standard of care
• holding a psychotherapist had no duty for the suicide of a patient in a noncustodial setting
• affirming grant of summary judgment for psychologist, noting that there was no evidence of suicidal tendencies by decedent during treatment, declining to impose duty on psychologist treating client in an outpatient setting

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